Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Manager

Geisinger • Wilkes-Barre, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The manager provides supervision of staff and oversees the medication use process and clinical pharmacy services in the assigned area. The manager is responsible for quality pharmaceutical care, ensuring safe, efficacious, and cost-effective drug therapy for patients, and uses routine communication with health care professionals and patients concerning medication therapy management.

The role performs pharmacist duties for the practice area and maintains best-practice clinical care, patient satisfaction, and efficient medication workflows. It evaluates current pharmacy practice, recommends improvements, and plans new programs based on need and opportunity. As a first-line manager, the position addresses employee and patient issues, manages performance, supports recruitment and hiring, and ensures appropriate staffing, skills, and assignments.

The manager maintains clinical and operational standards and performance metrics; analyzes medication utilization and costs; collaborates with pharmacists, physicians, and administrative partners on processes and programs; and contributes to evidence-based cost-containment and cost-saving protocols. The role provides input on staffing and financial budgets, educates staff on key performance indicators, develops operational contingency plans with department leadership, ensures regulatory and accreditation compliance, and develops, revises, audits, and maintains department policies and procedures. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy.
• At least 3 years of related work experience.
• Pennsylvania pharmacist license.
• Teamwork skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.

Responsibilities

• Perform pharmacist duties and responsibilities for the assigned practice area.
• Maintain best-practice clinical care, optimize patient satisfaction, and support an efficient medication use process and workflow.
• Evaluate current pharmacy practice and make recommendations; plan development of new programs based on need and opportunity.
• Address and resolve employee and patient issues, seeking advice from Human Resources or departmental leadership when necessary.
• Perform performance management activities for assigned staff.
• Ensure adequate staffing levels, skill mix, and assignments to support patient care.
• Manage recruitment and hiring processes for the assigned area.
• Maintain clinical and operational standards and performance metrics that meet clinical, operational, and market needs.
• Identify and analyze changes in medication utilization and costs, including factors driving trends.
• Collaborate with pharmacists, physicians, and administrative partners to develop processes or programs addressing medication-utilization issues.
• Contribute to evidence-based cost-containment and cost-saving protocols and therapies.
• Provide input into staffing and financial budgets for assigned areas.
• Communicate and implement activities and tools that educate staff and focus them on key performance indicators.
• Ensure operational contingency plans are developed and implemented with department leadership as financial or other conditions warrant.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation, regulatory, and corporate compliance standards.
• Develop, revise, audit, and maintain department policies and procedures.
• Communicate routinely with health care professionals and patients concerning medication therapy management.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and domestic partners.
• Collaborative, cooperative, and collegial work atmosphere.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager